Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-20
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graduating class that any one Of d,
should be dressed up stability" said
Edith Linton TO group Of girls " he
were discussing the closing exercise
OF Lester Seminary, nov near at hand
"ol course 1t reflects on us to have q
poor nobody ~ith us"
"PGtIcnlarly as that poor nobody '
10 10 recite the valedictory poem, .
lang he'd good natured BESSIE Long
III We c, uld keep her IN the corner,
or drax atteu'lon from her by cur osn
better appearance she might De over.
looked, but if she 10 shabby she will
be consp'cuouslv shabby that night
w hen people can't dress their
children as they ought, they have no
right To send Ihcm TO school like
,his, said Edith.
"Uh, I've heard Alga Rivers sas aer
uncle III California pays her school
bills, enc of the girls answered. "She
ssys her father Is too poor to send her
herr. and she's going ont as a teacher
usxt year.
"Nhs don't her uncle in California
give her decent clothes. ihrn ;" Edith
SAID. ''I.'s au insult 10 every scholar
s1nni a b,.ssar here. here the first
fDf,lIrs in the country send their
daughters Here's Blauch. Arm
strong. Blanche. we're discussing
Alga Rivers dry.s. You sit next to
her. How shall you like your Elegant
~hii- silk gr, nadine 10 oc chea,encd
By her cmaTs~ white mcslIu
Blanche Armstrong ~as an hriress
and leader among the girls She
vas not quick IN her s'udI... and ~as
very indoIen.. aud she bad srry geurr-
ous instincts. Size thought little of
the money lasIshed upon her, but
gFrsi Gral oi the tal,nt and genius
- hich her money cuuId not buv. OF
late she bad given great dissatisfaction
To some Of her companions By seeking
the society of Aga Rivers.
"iios aoaId like !, :" .he answer
ctl, IN her slOs ~ay. We'll, Id like
{, better II the scholarship covered by
The white muslin uld te cnmmuuI
Gated by contact to the white silk
sr-nHdlnr. II ! could have written
hat vai.dictory poeu', Id be willing
TO make bonfire al INV wardrobe, aud
20 IN cease serge. at least Tor a hilr.
''Oh my, - hat noble sentiments
,neered Edith. Now. for NV Part, |
mus, confess that think io dress we'll
IS as necessary To mike IA lady IS her
birth. or manners. or anything else.
"Oh, but Alga. dress is so a~fuI
Blanche cried Su,ie Ran
iolph. at. a muslin just as Coarse
As Inning, and Is made perfectly plain;
not ruill'- or tlunucr on the SKIRT. nor
, shred OF lace ou the neck. Nothing
bat narrow lrlll of the muslin. Why,
is so shabby one OF our servants ould
be ashamed 10 wear il -
"Iou know" said genteel- look ing
,iri, "Algas mother used 70 BE- lady.
Oh, don't mean she isn't lady now,
out she used TO be rich and, poor as
The Is, she will not let Alga wear imi.
alton lace or jewelry. She Gays 1t is
Iulgar, and that II cl' an, plain, white
Duslln, no matter how coarse, is in |
,etter taste than any imitation"
"She's right Blanche said, rous-
ng up 10 animation. with Alga's
ine figure and face, she can stand the
everest simplicity. | only wish
,ould, for I'm disgusted with flnery."
I'D like to See You forced to wear
Alga's dresses for whiIe!" Edith |
ried. IL dou't think we'd hear any
hing more about simplicity"
Blanchr seldom t,ok the trouble to
Irgue any question with her compan.
ons. She did not answer, but saun-
cred with her usual languid step to
he extreme end OF the play ground. !
\ girl sitting on bench under the
shade OF tre", with dark hair cut
hort like boys and bright, eager,
gray eyes, was reading intently in
arge took she held on her knee.
I've come here for quiet, Alga,"
Blanci.e said, throwing herself on the
srass. The girls are chattering like
20 many magpIes over there, ,and they've
,lveH lie headache"
Alga pushed up her short hair with !
IN impatient, boyish gesture.
"Chatter, yes. | believe you, espec.
ally when dress is the subject. Or
course, they've b.en discussing my
coarse, mean muslin. That will give
hem enough to talk about until the
md of the session. Don't deny it,
Blanche. | know my dress was the
-opic.'
"Why should | deny = Blanche
said qulety. You are above such
things as dress, l am sure, and can af-